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obama is spending about 24% of g.d.p. this is the highest since world war ii and world war ii we had a lot of tanks. artillery and post war average is 20%. he has increased our spending and he won't cut it that's the problem. >> that would lessen the power that he wants to accumulate the at the level. >> i agree with you. >> charles krauthammer, everybody. factor tip of the day. it has to do with you and this city. washington, d.c. the tip 60 seconds away. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye
obama is spending about 24% of g.d.p. this is the highest since world war ii and world war ii we had a lot of tanks. artillery and post war average is 20%. he has increased our spending and he won't cut it that's the problem. >> that would lessen the power that he wants to accumulate the at the level. >> i agree with you. >> charles krauthammer, everybody. factor tip of the day. it has to do with you and this city. washington, d.c. the tip 60 seconds away. copd makes it hard...
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in 2009 to see president obama's first inauguration. planners are basing their estimates on factors like hotel reservations. about 2,000 police from d.c. and other areas will help with security. >>> here's news that could soon disrupt your morning routine. you may have to pay up to read "the washington post" online. shartia brantley is live with that story. >> many ggood morning, eun >>> "the washington post" may consider a pay wall for its website. one of the last newspapers to hold off on the move. the post will likely implement a metered pay wall, meaning people will be able to read a limited number of articles for a month for free before they're charged a subscription fee. the move is expected by next summer along with notan increasn news stand prices. >>> and we're keeping an eye on ford today. consumer reports say the ford c-max infusion hybrids fall about 20% short of their advertised fuel economy claims. both vehicles are expected to average 47 miles per gallon, but the magazine says in their road tests they both delivered 37 to
in 2009 to see president obama's first inauguration. planners are basing their estimates on factors like hotel reservations. about 2,000 police from d.c. and other areas will help with security. >>> here's news that could soon disrupt your morning routine. you may have to pay up to read "the washington post" online. shartia brantley is live with that story. >> many ggood morning, eun >>> "the washington post" may consider a pay wall for its website....
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(laughter) >> stephen: obama is daring republicans literally to blink. well, the joke's on him! (laughter) because i know some republicans who had their eyelids surgically removed. (laughter) (cheers and applause) now obama won't budge off his calls for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue over the coming decade, mostly from increasing tax rates and taxes on upper-bracket earners. folks, that's just punishing our nation's job creators. america's billionaires are the engine that drives our economy through smart investments! and occasionally through dumb ones. (laughter) today house speaker john boehner struck back with his plan to cut spending by demanding obama come up with boehner's plan to cut spending. (laughter) >> a lot of people know that the president and i met on sunday it was a nice meeting, it was cordial but we're still waiting for the white house to identify what spending cuts the president is willing to make, where are the presidents spending cuts? >> stephen: now critics say the speaker is just asking democrats to put specifics in into the republican proposal but i say
(laughter) >> stephen: obama is daring republicans literally to blink. well, the joke's on him! (laughter) because i know some republicans who had their eyelids surgically removed. (laughter) (cheers and applause) now obama won't budge off his calls for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue over the coming decade, mostly from increasing tax rates and taxes on upper-bracket earners. folks, that's just punishing our nation's job creators. america's billionaires are the engine that drives our...
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. >> as the fiscal cliff deadline approaches president obama and house speaker john boehner may be working on a deal privately. the associated press says the two have been talking secretly by telephone. among the proposals the white house may agree to less tax revenue but the speaker still wants to see what cuts the president will make. publicly neither side is giving away anything right now. >> we're still waiting for the white house to identify what spending cuts the president willing to make as part of the balanced approach that he promised the american people. >> what is required is, you know, agreement by republicans to some specific revenues that includes raising rates. >> and right now there is no indication the president is willing to compromise on his insistence that tax rates for the highest earners must go up. >> protests over michigan's right to work legislation carried into the night. earlier demonstrators were outside and inside the capitol as michigan's house passed the bill the senate approved earlier. protesters demand the governor veto the bill. >> i appreciate they have
. >> as the fiscal cliff deadline approaches president obama and house speaker john boehner may be working on a deal privately. the associated press says the two have been talking secretly by telephone. among the proposals the white house may agree to less tax revenue but the speaker still wants to see what cuts the president will make. publicly neither side is giving away anything right now. >> we're still waiting for the white house to identify what spending cuts the president...
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. >> president obama back on the road 24. hours after the hush-hush meeting with john boehner about the fiscal cliff. insiders in both parties say the first face-to-face solo meeting in over a year is a sign in private they are making progress but in public the president is not budging. >> i'm in the going to compromise on that principle because i won't have a situation where the wealthiest among us including folks like me keep the tax breaks and we ask the students to pay higher student loans. >> he decided to fire up the labor union base. about a republican pushbe for right to work laws in the state. >> what we shouldn't do, what we shouldn't doing is trying to take away your right to bargain for better wages at work. >> the employees cheered when the president took aim at the republican governor and legislature. >> we are talking about giving you the right to work for less money. >> the president called if union dispute and the fiscal cliff manufacturered crisis as he sounded a pessimistic tone about the possibility of ano
. >> president obama back on the road 24. hours after the hush-hush meeting with john boehner about the fiscal cliff. insiders in both parties say the first face-to-face solo meeting in over a year is a sign in private they are making progress but in public the president is not budging. >> i'm in the going to compromise on that principle because i won't have a situation where the wealthiest among us including folks like me keep the tax breaks and we ask the students to pay higher...
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barack obama won, so they liked hillary clinton. if hillary clinton had won in 2008, you would hear lots of republicans saying, none of this would be happening if that idealistic barack obama had won instead. if hillary clinton is the nominee in 2016, this will be an election decided by three or four percentage points. it will not be a 57/30 election. >> it always tightens. i'm curious about the other side since you're talking about 2008. marco rubio and paul ryan both spoke at this dinner and they were -- these were speeches where they're trying to define themselves as who they are. both probably going to run in 2016. how would a rubio/ryan stack up against a hillary clinton? in a sense it sort of feels like 2008 reversed, right, except for experience would come on the democratic side with hillary and the youth and this sort of idealism might perhaps come from a rubio or ryan on the republican side? >> well, if i look at that poll you were referring to, hillary clinton is the overwhelming favorite among young people, especially you
barack obama won, so they liked hillary clinton. if hillary clinton had won in 2008, you would hear lots of republicans saying, none of this would be happening if that idealistic barack obama had won instead. if hillary clinton is the nominee in 2016, this will be an election decided by three or four percentage points. it will not be a 57/30 election. >> it always tightens. i'm curious about the other side since you're talking about 2008. marco rubio and paul ryan both spoke at this...
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with the executive order to improve access to -- [inaudible] president obama continues to demonstrate that his commitment to veterans is genuine and runs deep. leon and i are working with side by side to ensure that service-members and veterans receive the care they deserve and secretary panetta, thank you for your leadership and partnership, and i say it all the time. veterans couldn't have a stronger ally in their field. >> thank you very much, rick. i appreciate that very much pane i appreciate your friendship and your cooperation in this effort. to do everything question do bring our departments together to make sure that we serve those who serve the country. i'm pleased to have the opportunity to be here again at the department of veterans affairs, this is part of our effort at regular -- to make sure that the efforts to create a seamless approach with regards to our veterans is working. we are trying to build -- as the president asked us to build an integrated military at veteran support system. make no mistake, this is a real challenge. it's not something that comes easy to two
with the executive order to improve access to -- [inaudible] president obama continues to demonstrate that his commitment to veterans is genuine and runs deep. leon and i are working with side by side to ensure that service-members and veterans receive the care they deserve and secretary panetta, thank you for your leadership and partnership, and i say it all the time. veterans couldn't have a stronger ally in their field. >> thank you very much, rick. i appreciate that very much pane i...
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barack obama did the same thing a day earlier. the de the delegates met in morocco, the so-called friends of syria from the u.s., european union, and various arab countries. more than 50 opposition groups formed the coalition last month. the friends of syria say the organization is now the lawful government. they say president bashar assad should step down. delegates did not state whether they would provide weapons to the coalition. some are concerned that those weapons could fall into the hands of radicals. a spokesperson said that they believe their allies will help arm them if the situation changes. the leaders of russia and china continue to support the assad government. delegates from those countries did not attend the meeting. >>> 20 years after the u.s. closed its last military base in the philippines, u.s. troops are about to return in force. top officials from the two countries have agreed to expand the u.s. military presence in the south china sea. the goal is to serve as a counterbalance to any potential chinese ambitio
barack obama did the same thing a day earlier. the de the delegates met in morocco, the so-called friends of syria from the u.s., european union, and various arab countries. more than 50 opposition groups formed the coalition last month. the friends of syria say the organization is now the lawful government. they say president bashar assad should step down. delegates did not state whether they would provide weapons to the coalition. some are concerned that those weapons could fall into the...
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that's not -- that's not a romney-obama issue. this is a sort of a systemic issue within several, you know, u.s. government agencies, which send people out into the field is that, you know, you tend to have this super response to certain situations where you got the fortress and people can't, you know, barely can get in and out, and you want to ask, you know, what exactly are they doing there, versus transitional installations, whether they are, i mean, when i first got to libya, the united states liaison office. it was not an embassy, but a transition. we were living in a hotel. the state department doesn't cope with those situations as well as maybe they should, and secretary clinton came forward and said on some levels, you know, taking speedometer for that -- responsibility for that, and presumably, there's investigations, and people will look into how to better protect the bureaucracy work better for -- to protect u.s. diplomats. one has to say against that that, you know, if you look at the record against how many foreign of
that's not -- that's not a romney-obama issue. this is a sort of a systemic issue within several, you know, u.s. government agencies, which send people out into the field is that, you know, you tend to have this super response to certain situations where you got the fortress and people can't, you know, barely can get in and out, and you want to ask, you know, what exactly are they doing there, versus transitional installations, whether they are, i mean, when i first got to libya, the united...
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traders said positive remarks about a fiscal cliff deal by president obama are aiding share prices. i guess port-related issues are leading the gains as the weakening trend of the yen is continuing. so let's take a look at the currency markets. the dollar is higher against the yen. that's on better than expected nonmanufacturing data out of the u.s. 82.40-43. euro/yen, that's in the mid 107 yen levels this thursday morning. taking a look at other markets in the asia-pacific, south korea's companiespy is 1949. let's take a look at australia. the benchmark index is lower by about.25%, 4508. let's see where china takes us when they open the next hour. >>> european commission regulators have imposed a fine worth almost $2 billion for running two price-fixing cars sells. they say it's the highest-ever anti-trust penalty in their history. the commission leaders said they fined six companies a total of $1.47 billion euros for anti-competitive behavior. the firms are panasonic and toshiba, samsung sdi and lg electronics, phillips and technicolor. they say the officials of those companies me
traders said positive remarks about a fiscal cliff deal by president obama are aiding share prices. i guess port-related issues are leading the gains as the weakening trend of the yen is continuing. so let's take a look at the currency markets. the dollar is higher against the yen. that's on better than expected nonmanufacturing data out of the u.s. 82.40-43. euro/yen, that's in the mid 107 yen levels this thursday morning. taking a look at other markets in the asia-pacific, south korea's...
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. >>> over in the united states president obama said he is ready to compromise before plunging over the fiscal cliff. >> people have a lot of views. i'm willing to compromise a bit. we asked the wealthy to pay a higher tax rate and that's a principle i won't compromise on. >> he said he could make some concessions so he can take tax cuts for the middle class. some republican lawmakers may agree to higher tax rates for the wealthy. let's get a check on the markets. profit taking on some blue chip shares is kicks in. let's get a check on currency. market players say dealers are waiting whether the fed will take further monetary easing measures. the dollar is trading at 82.42 to 44. the euro is trading higher against the yen. now, other markets in the asia pacific, south korea's kospi is trading higher at 1,963. let's take a look at australia. it's trading higher by nearly half a percent. intelligence experts in the united states have released their predictions for global trends in the lead up to 2030. they say the u.s. won't be the world's only superpower. the council says china will pass
. >>> over in the united states president obama said he is ready to compromise before plunging over the fiscal cliff. >> people have a lot of views. i'm willing to compromise a bit. we asked the wealthy to pay a higher tax rate and that's a principle i won't compromise on. >> he said he could make some concessions so he can take tax cuts for the middle class. some republican lawmakers may agree to higher tax rates for the wealthy. let's get a check on the markets. profit...
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obama is running out the clock. in your polls, it's clear that you can look and find support for any position you want. yes, the strongest supports for raising taxes on the rich. that will happen. but remember, the republicans caved on that, on the day after election. offering almost $1 trillion in revenues. you do get people saying that is not enough by 10 to 1 in the poll. but you have to also have spenning cuts. that is where obama is running out the clock. as nina indicated prominent democrats are saying we won't move on major issues on any entitlement reform. you get the president offered about half a trillion in cuts, over ten years. this is a government that is going to spen over the decade about $45 trillion. it has $16 trillion in debt an offering half a trillion in cuts. not serious. and unless obama moves on that nothing will happen. we are going over niagara falls. >> chris: i won't be here tomorrow. bret thankfully will be back but my guess is he will ask about the tortoise race and what is ahead by a n
obama is running out the clock. in your polls, it's clear that you can look and find support for any position you want. yes, the strongest supports for raising taxes on the rich. that will happen. but remember, the republicans caved on that, on the day after election. offering almost $1 trillion in revenues. you do get people saying that is not enough by 10 to 1 in the poll. but you have to also have spenning cuts. that is where obama is running out the clock. as nina indicated prominent...
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. >> president obama announced the u.s. would formally recognize the coalition of syrian opposition groups. >> that endorsement came as the friends of syria group met in morocco to discuss ways of ending the conflict. >> this internet footage purports to show the aftermath of explosions on the outskirts of the syrian capital of damascus. two other explosions were reported targeting the interior ministry and the justice ministry. state-run television reported at least one death and several injuries in what it called terrorist attacks. as the violence continued on the ground, diplomacy continued elsewhere. representatives of 130 countries met with opposition figures in morocco. the so-called friends of syria group recognized the opposition as the legitimate representative of the syrian people. following the lead of the eel and the u.s. -- of the eu and the u.s. >> this is an important step. we think it is important the national coalition continue to work on democratic and -- on the democratic platform. this is the new and dem
. >> president obama announced the u.s. would formally recognize the coalition of syrian opposition groups. >> that endorsement came as the friends of syria group met in morocco to discuss ways of ending the conflict. >> this internet footage purports to show the aftermath of explosions on the outskirts of the syrian capital of damascus. two other explosions were reported targeting the interior ministry and the justice ministry. state-run television reported at least one death...
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. >> a lot of people watched this unfold and in a moment you'll hear from a barack obama who was there with a baby who says a last minute decision to stop briefly some perfume may have joined her life. first i'm joined by another witness who was there along with his two daughters and grandson. what did you matter, what did you see? >> i heard the sgugunshot, something that was falling i thought. we were in a clothing store and when i walked to the front to see what was going on, i seen a couple laying on the floor. and i went over to them to see if they were all right. that's when i heard somebody say there's somebody shooting. so i caulked over to those people and they were all right and he got up and he said he ran that way. and nefs black. and when he said that way, it was toward the food court area. and i seen a lady that was laying in front of best buy store that sells like cell phones and stuff and she had been shot in the chest. and i couldn't get her turned over. >> you you went over to her. >> yes, to see if she was breathing, and she was not breathing. >> were there still sho
. >> a lot of people watched this unfold and in a moment you'll hear from a barack obama who was there with a baby who says a last minute decision to stop briefly some perfume may have joined her life. first i'm joined by another witness who was there along with his two daughters and grandson. what did you matter, what did you see? >> i heard the sgugunshot, something that was falling i thought. we were in a clothing store and when i walked to the front to see what was going on, i...
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president obama is vehemently against the michigan right to work law. he spoke against it yesterday near detroit. earlier today, the republicans accused the president of deliberately delaying talks to get the country office call cliff. late this afternoon, word of a new offer from the president. an g.o.p. counter offer. we have been told the president and the house speaker boehner spoke on the phone moments ago. chief white house correspondenthead entry has the update. good evening. is that promising? >> some promising signs tonight. i confirmed what you mention about the phone call today. late today between the president and the speaker. that followed what i'm told by the senior officials of what is a better than has been reported face to face meeting on sunday when the president and speaker got together for the hush-hush meeting here that it went better. on monday, the president put a new offer on the table to lower the tax increase from $1.6 trillion to $1.4 trillion. then the speaker late today put a counter offer on the table so in profit making pr
president obama is vehemently against the michigan right to work law. he spoke against it yesterday near detroit. earlier today, the republicans accused the president of deliberately delaying talks to get the country office call cliff. late this afternoon, word of a new offer from the president. an g.o.p. counter offer. we have been told the president and the house speaker boehner spoke on the phone moments ago. chief white house correspondenthead entry has the update. good evening. is that...
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obama read "the night before christmas" with "modern family" star rico rodriguez. president obama told us he hopes the season reminds us all of the spirit of brotherhood. i try to get my kids to remember it's not about parents. it's about family with spirit of brotherhood indeed. >> good luck with that. >>> someone at the white house is getting into the holiday spirit. >> bo, the first family's dog, is taking center stage on the white house holiday card. this is actually a painting of bo done by an artist from iowa, larassa kabel. this was done after the white house invited artists around the world to submit their painting. >>> it's now 4:54. no laughing matter. coming up at 5:20, the effort to land funny man stephen colbert in a more serious job he in washington. did you get chips for the party? nope. cheese plate? cheese plate...nope. i made something better. ♪ you used the oven? boom ♪ [ male announcer ] pillury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a la
obama read "the night before christmas" with "modern family" star rico rodriguez. president obama told us he hopes the season reminds us all of the spirit of brotherhood. i try to get my kids to remember it's not about parents. it's about family with spirit of brotherhood indeed. >> good luck with that. >>> someone at the white house is getting into the holiday spirit. >> bo, the first family's dog, is taking center stage on the white house holiday card....
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advocate grover norquist we all know him he says nothing's changed from two years ago when president obama agreed to extend bush tax cuts for all. income is not strong there the argument to raise tax. says now it is not only better than it was two years ago. but does the government need to tax and borrow in order to spend or is the government actually less constrained in its spending than believed and do budget deficits matter much less right now than we may think well stephanie calton chair of the economics department at university of missouri kansas city and a subscriber of modern monetary theory is here to talk about just that plus the senate is reportedly looking at extending a two thousand and eight at the i.c.c. financial crisis measure that guarantees one hundred percent of all checking account bank deposits now the c b o estimates the f.d.a. as the does not collect enough fees to offset the risk exists as another subsidy for too big to fail banks we have a reality check plus a talian technocrat leader mario monti versus bunga bunga a three time former prime minister silvio berlusco
advocate grover norquist we all know him he says nothing's changed from two years ago when president obama agreed to extend bush tax cuts for all. income is not strong there the argument to raise tax. says now it is not only better than it was two years ago. but does the government need to tax and borrow in order to spend or is the government actually less constrained in its spending than believed and do budget deficits matter much less right now than we may think well stephanie calton chair of...
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the footage for the you will die like these two rabbits despite supporting the anti assad forces the obama administration also recognizes that there are radical groups among the opposition in an attempt to distance themselves from extremists washington has designated one almost a terrorist organization it is thought to be one of the most aggressive and ruthless groups currently involved in the conflict it's seen as more of a symbolic move on washington's part as many other rebel fighters in syria will come the efforts of those designated terrorists. this is a demonstration of support for almost strike in syria with people heard chanting we are students of osama. in its own words the assad government is fighting terrorists that battle has claimed thousands of innocent lives the measures the syrian government was ordered to have been widely criticized but there's that crisis mean the wall should keep their eyes shocked at who's actually fighting. power in syria now in washington i'm going to check on. there's been more deadly violence in syria with two blasts there primary school southeast o
the footage for the you will die like these two rabbits despite supporting the anti assad forces the obama administration also recognizes that there are radical groups among the opposition in an attempt to distance themselves from extremists washington has designated one almost a terrorist organization it is thought to be one of the most aggressive and ruthless groups currently involved in the conflict it's seen as more of a symbolic move on washington's part as many other rebel fighters in...
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twice as many people said they trusted obama's hand willing of the fiasco. talks as opposed to boehner although 29% trusted neither. one thing that could embolden the president during his negotiations is his job approval numbers. now at 53%, it's the highest approval he's received in this poll since january of 2011. that's almost two years ago. as for the year ahead in politics, will 2012 be when lawmakers unite together and work through the gridlock in washington? not according to this poll. and i'm not even sure how this is physically possible. but 69% expect more division and less willingness to compromise. >> it's too soon to be thinking about 2016 elections, isn't it? but two potential candidates are having a hard time avoiding the buzz. new jersey governor chris christie was introduced for barbara walters ten most fascinating people list. he is high on the list for many republicans to run in 2016. christie hasn't ruled out a run and asked by walters if thinks health should be a concern for voters. >> there are people who say that you couldn't be presid
twice as many people said they trusted obama's hand willing of the fiasco. talks as opposed to boehner although 29% trusted neither. one thing that could embolden the president during his negotiations is his job approval numbers. now at 53%, it's the highest approval he's received in this poll since january of 2011. that's almost two years ago. as for the year ahead in politics, will 2012 be when lawmakers unite together and work through the gridlock in washington? not according to this poll....
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president barack obama and his family are going to continue the tradition tonight. they'll lighting the national christmas tree a little bit after 5:00, once the big event gets under way. this video from last year's event. we're going to see some changes this year, though. of course, the performers, they're all different. the host this year is actor neil patrick harris. other performers include baby face, the fray, jason mraz, james taylor, just to name a few. we also have a new tree this year. the tree that standard on the ellipse for decades, it was actually destroyed in a wind storm back in 2011. they planted a new tree and that one died of shock, and so the tree that we're going to see here tonight is a new tree planted in october, and again, they're going to be flipping that switch shortly after 5:00 once the performances begin. now, if you have a ticket, and that's key, you have to have a ticket, all of them have been given away at this point. you're going to be allowed to come down and enter through the gates starting at 3:00 this afternoon. keep in mind that
president barack obama and his family are going to continue the tradition tonight. they'll lighting the national christmas tree a little bit after 5:00, once the big event gets under way. this video from last year's event. we're going to see some changes this year, though. of course, the performers, they're all different. the host this year is actor neil patrick harris. other performers include baby face, the fray, jason mraz, james taylor, just to name a few. we also have a new tree this year....
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we know president obama and house speaker boehner sat down for a no cameras meeting over the weekend. the competing offers come after both sides aired sharp differences on the house floor. watch. >>. >> where are the president's spending cuts? the longer the white house slow walks this process the closer the economy gets to the fiscal cliff. >> where are the revenues? where are the revenues? regardless of the cuts or changes of entitlements more is demanded in terms of what seniors would have to pay in to a medicare and what age that would happen. while the republicans refuse to touch one hair on the head of a the wealthiest people in our country. >> when it comes to taxes the top senate republicans said it was time for his party to give in and move on. >> what the president is trying to the achieve on the top two tax rates, you know, he can get by doing nothing. the law is certainly stacked in his favor. >> sharing the view a tack increase is all but inevitable. >> senator coburn is joining us now. you have said the tax rates are going up on the wealthiest 2% of a americans. it sound
we know president obama and house speaker boehner sat down for a no cameras meeting over the weekend. the competing offers come after both sides aired sharp differences on the house floor. watch. >>. >> where are the president's spending cuts? the longer the white house slow walks this process the closer the economy gets to the fiscal cliff. >> where are the revenues? where are the revenues? regardless of the cuts or changes of entitlements more is demanded in terms of what...
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obama's tax increase request from $1.6 trillion to $1.4 trillion. uill unrealistic, republicans said. >> the president's call for $1.4 trillion worth of revenue. fhat cannot pass the house or or senate. w reporter: white house officials say republicans will find the president flexibility n future entitlement savings ond how income taxes must go inly if they give in on income tax rates. as much as ideology standing in the way now, is a lack of trust, that and a shared history of cutting deals with each side gives a little and survives politically. >> pelley: negotiations ley: negn. ryjor, thanks very much. we've been working today on that ootingng mall shooting in oregon last night. the police are now telling us us gunman was jacob roberts, 22 years old. 2e killed two shoppers, total strangers and then killed himself. what we don't know is why. whhn blackstone is in clackamas ounty, oregon. oregporter: 10,000 people were when tmall when the shooting began, the rush of christmas s opping became a rush to survive. bob schwab was walking nearby. what di
obama's tax increase request from $1.6 trillion to $1.4 trillion. uill unrealistic, republicans said. >> the president's call for $1.4 trillion worth of revenue. fhat cannot pass the house or or senate. w reporter: white house officials say republicans will find the president flexibility n future entitlement savings ond how income taxes must go inly if they give in on income tax rates. as much as ideology standing in the way now, is a lack of trust, that and a shared history of cutting...
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we'll take a look back over the past four years and draw some interesting comparisons between president obama and predecessor. one journalist pick up their press badges they accept the risks that come with the job but one journalist in california is suing the l a u for the abuse he suffered while covering the occupy wall street protests his story ahead. in the construction of the keystone x.l. pipeline is experiencing get another road block this time coming from a texas judge we'll tell you the latest in this saga and show you who's stands to gain the most from it. it's wednesday december twelfth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching r.t. we begin with the international uproar after north korea test launched a long range rocket and the greater foreign policy implications north korea says it's an experiment to put a satellite into space but the u.s. japan and south korea are among the nations of fear that this is a step toward the secretive country launching a long range nuclear weapon north korea of course is part of what's been infamously dubbed the axis of evil i
we'll take a look back over the past four years and draw some interesting comparisons between president obama and predecessor. one journalist pick up their press badges they accept the risks that come with the job but one journalist in california is suing the l a u for the abuse he suffered while covering the occupy wall street protests his story ahead. in the construction of the keystone x.l. pipeline is experiencing get another road block this time coming from a texas judge we'll tell you the...
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president obama and speaker boehner are keeping an open dialogue. speaking on the phone yesterday after trading secret proposals to avoid the year-end deadline. with few details revealed, officials say the president lowered his initial asking price on tax cuts to $1.4 trillion. president boehner took his displeasure to the house floor. >> we're still waiting for the white house to identify what spending cuts the president is willing to make as part of the balanced approach that he promised the american people. where are the president's spending cuts? the longer the white house slow-walks this process, the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff. >> president obama responded, showing republicans where they could find the details. >> it's not a mystery. we've seen this before. this is the document that contains the specific spending cuts. the speaker of the house sent us a proposal that was two pages long that included one sentence on revenue. the proposal here includes, i believe from pages 17 to 45, details on proposed spending cuts by the presi
president obama and speaker boehner are keeping an open dialogue. speaking on the phone yesterday after trading secret proposals to avoid the year-end deadline. with few details revealed, officials say the president lowered his initial asking price on tax cuts to $1.4 trillion. president boehner took his displeasure to the house floor. >> we're still waiting for the white house to identify what spending cuts the president is willing to make as part of the balanced approach that he...
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i followed obama on twitter. >> dana: follow me. dana perino. >> eric: i'm dieing to have the pope followed me back. but only seven. his twitter in different languages. 35,000 on day one. >> dana: i was interested in this part of it. there have been 300 books on amazon dealing with the doomsday. greg gutfeld didn't write any of them. believe me, we would have heard about it. >> greg: absolutely unnecessary! by the way, you can get "joy of hate" at any bookstore. >> kimberly: when are you going to ban the phrase gratuitous. as in -- >> greg: the photos i have of you? >> kimberly: your shameless self-promotion. >> bob: the pope could help him because he could use the help. the reason is the international organization of labor unions is meeting on the 13th. soily be gone. so it's their fault. people predict the enof the world -- treb creature? last year and everybody waited for it to end? i was waiting so if eric was the one person -- >> eric: why are you hating on me, brother? >> bob: because -- ahh, never mind. first, who are the may
i followed obama on twitter. >> dana: follow me. dana perino. >> eric: i'm dieing to have the pope followed me back. but only seven. his twitter in different languages. 35,000 on day one. >> dana: i was interested in this part of it. there have been 300 books on amazon dealing with the doomsday. greg gutfeld didn't write any of them. believe me, we would have heard about it. >> greg: absolutely unnecessary! by the way, you can get "joy of hate" at any...
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president obama visited a middle class family in fairfax county to pitch his fiscal plan. that is because the average family will see taxes increase $2200 if congress doesn't take action by the end of the year. the president touted the benefits of extending tax breaks on those making $250,000 a year or less while continuing to push for rate increases on wealthier americans. >>> three, two, one! >> very busy for the president. he also put aside the partisan fight over that fiscal cliff for a time last night. joining the rest of the first family in lighting the national christmas tree on the ellipse. this marked the 90th year for the tree lighting ceremony. so pretty to watch and see that. >> you got to at least go down, drive by or something at some point. >> it is fun. >>> u.s. military ships on the move as north korea gets set to launch a rocket. we've got details next. >>> one police department is calling it one of the worst cases of child abuse they have ever investigated. details of an arrest at a day care center when we come back. three times more dirt than vacuuming
president obama visited a middle class family in fairfax county to pitch his fiscal plan. that is because the average family will see taxes increase $2200 if congress doesn't take action by the end of the year. the president touted the benefits of extending tax breaks on those making $250,000 a year or less while continuing to push for rate increases on wealthier americans. >>> three, two, one! >> very busy for the president. he also put aside the partisan fight over that fiscal...
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but certainly it's going to go up, pay more in medicare under the obama healthcare, they will pay more on their investment income, 3.8% if you are a high earner so there will be additional taxes. i realize you will pay for other things besides. taxes are going to go up for the wealthiest americans on january 1, just not as much as democrats want. would you agree? >> yeah. and here's the question. how much is enough? when will they have enough? the thing is most people in a lot of these high tax states are already pagan excessive amount of their next. look at companies now trying to get away from the tax collectors. look at google taking their money to bermuda. look at all the corporations who can't stand to pay 35% income tax in america that won't bring their money home. money goes where it is welcome. >> let me ask you about google. google managed to do tax avoidance, but i is not illegal, by putting money in bermuda and i think they saved $2 billion in tax avoid dance. what efforts are being done by the democrats or the republicans to discourage that type of lawful avoid dance, but n
but certainly it's going to go up, pay more in medicare under the obama healthcare, they will pay more on their investment income, 3.8% if you are a high earner so there will be additional taxes. i realize you will pay for other things besides. taxes are going to go up for the wealthiest americans on january 1, just not as much as democrats want. would you agree? >> yeah. and here's the question. how much is enough? when will they have enough? the thing is most people in a lot of these...
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we had a pipeline safety bill that passed congress and was signed into law by obama in 2011 but it didn't go nearly far enough in beefing up finances to hire more inspectors. to mandate the increased placement of shut-off valves that in case of an incident in a pipeline you could limit the damage. melissa: yeah. >> and also i think we have to reassess the focus over the last decade of looking at terrorism security and look more at maintenance and operations particularly --. melissa: that is interesting point. let me talk to you about the details of this one. it took place just before 1:00 p.m. >> sure. melissa: it was a 20-inch transmission line. even though the gas flow had been shut off here there was still pressure in the line. you know, natural gas, it has become so abundant. it is so cheap right now. we use it so much. it is relatively cleaa on a fossil fuel basis. we forget how dangerous it can be. what do you think of what tyson had to say? >> well it is not clear that any of tyson's solutions would have stopped this because we don't know exactly what happened. the shut-off valve w
we had a pipeline safety bill that passed congress and was signed into law by obama in 2011 but it didn't go nearly far enough in beefing up finances to hire more inspectors. to mandate the increased placement of shut-off valves that in case of an incident in a pipeline you could limit the damage. melissa: yeah. >> and also i think we have to reassess the focus over the last decade of looking at terrorism security and look more at maintenance and operations particularly --. melissa: that...
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president obama and the first lady were on hand. there it was. performances included the modern family actor known as manny, jason mraz and neil patrick harris. festivities continue and you can "anny fromis modern family." so the party continues and hopefully they are bundled up. >> temperatures dropped quickly after sunset. 5's.ving high >> we are in a roller-coaster pattern but there and-wise. that will continue for a few more days -- whether-wise. that will continue for a few more days. another time lapse from this high school. clouds made for a beautiful day. more clouds moving in from the storynd that will be the entire area. 31 degrees. 32 in leesburg. it is going to be a chilly night all across the area. not that much of a drop we only reached them today. national, 44. the average height is 40. areas got a degree or so the 40 degree mark. the clouds will be increasing. as we get to the early morning hours, that will be an couple ofy for a sprinkles or some rain. you can see how this is. but the current temperatures, the warm front will try
president obama and the first lady were on hand. there it was. performances included the modern family actor known as manny, jason mraz and neil patrick harris. festivities continue and you can "anny fromis modern family." so the party continues and hopefully they are bundled up. >> temperatures dropped quickly after sunset. 5's.ving high >> we are in a roller-coaster pattern but there and-wise. that will continue for a few more days -- whether-wise. that will continue for...
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as you know president obama and john boehner spoke on the phone yesterday. sources on both sides are describing that phone conversation as tense in large part because of this issue over the tax rates. there is still no movement on this issue. of course the clock is ticking. there's not a whole lot of time left to get a deal done. and as you pointed out, house speaker john boehner, harry reid also preparing conferences to potentially work through the holidays. that is a tactic to some extent, but it is still an indication that as of right now, there's really no deal in sight. >> right. and now today speaker boehner said the president's plan has absolutely no chance on this hill. take a listen to this. >> the president's called for $1.4 trillion worth of revenue. that cannot pass the house or the senate. and if you look at -- if you look at our budget, we have no new revenue in our budget. the president had $1.6 trillion worth of new revenue. >> so he says it's never going to happen. but the president says he's confident speaker boehner will ultimately cave. a
as you know president obama and john boehner spoke on the phone yesterday. sources on both sides are describing that phone conversation as tense in large part because of this issue over the tax rates. there is still no movement on this issue. of course the clock is ticking. there's not a whole lot of time left to get a deal done. and as you pointed out, house speaker john boehner, harry reid also preparing conferences to potentially work through the holidays. that is a tactic to some extent,...
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as president obama and republicans fuss or the fiscal cliff, some lady says they have put this mess to rest, and they will have the numbers when the new congress was sworn in. there will be 500 female senators. that's correct. how did that happen? most of the group sat down for an exclusive interview with diane sawyer and they discussed our current crisis. >> i think if we were in charge of the senate and the administration that we would have a budget deal by now. >> do you believe -- do you all believe that? >> we are less confrontational and more collaborative. i think not only do we want to work in a bipartisan way, we do. >> the women then talked about each other's hair and swapped recipes. who writes this crap? "red eye" got an exclusive interview with this thing. >> he never says anything. what is that? >> thig morris. >> no it was president. that it wasn't. would you handle this much better? >> i think anybody would handle this much better anybody who doesn't have to negotiate with president obama would have a better chance at reaching a deal. i don't think he wants one at the m
as president obama and republicans fuss or the fiscal cliff, some lady says they have put this mess to rest, and they will have the numbers when the new congress was sworn in. there will be 500 female senators. that's correct. how did that happen? most of the group sat down for an exclusive interview with diane sawyer and they discussed our current crisis. >> i think if we were in charge of the senate and the administration that we would have a budget deal by now. >> do you believe...
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have no faith in obama. is going back a lot of things are moving causing him going town will be but one of the things he's been actually a loyal supporter of israel despite his voice with netanyahu this really does really well with obama go along with this and therefore i think i will continue to see the military buildup in the gulf but it's important to say that israel can threaten iran does not have the military capability to take over there really nuclear facilities there on north arabian weapons by the way it is just in a moment a nuclear program it doesn't have the ability to do that it's going to have to rely on the americans to if it came to it to have the weapons to get into then you could bunker you could bunker system in iran and the dangerous thing year is the military buildup we are witnessing in circling iran and in particular in the persian gulf because we know from history back in one thousand seven hundred eighty seven that the americans shot down america unring instable airliner with over tw
have no faith in obama. is going back a lot of things are moving causing him going town will be but one of the things he's been actually a loyal supporter of israel despite his voice with netanyahu this really does really well with obama go along with this and therefore i think i will continue to see the military buildup in the gulf but it's important to say that israel can threaten iran does not have the military capability to take over there really nuclear facilities there on north arabian...
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today, president obama pushed his proposed fix saying a deal must include higher tax rates. republicans say that is a job killer. they is said that forever. they let go of that, meeting at the white house yesterday. neither side will give any details about the conversation between president obama and speaker boehner. wendell, is there any time left to get this done? >>reporter: well, folks think there is time for enough of a deal but stopped short of a fiscal cliff but some think that has to happen this week. at a daimler truck stop the president didn't mention the upper income tax hike he is demanding but warned what will happen if congress doesn't extend the middle-class tax cuts both sides want. >> people will spend nearly $200 billion less than otherwise they would spend. consumer spending will go down. that means you have less customers, businesses get fewer profits, they hire fewer workers, you go in a downward spiral. wrong idea. >>reporter: the president criticized the right-to-work deal that michigan's republican legislature is set to pass calling it a right to make
today, president obama pushed his proposed fix saying a deal must include higher tax rates. republicans say that is a job killer. they is said that forever. they let go of that, meeting at the white house yesterday. neither side will give any details about the conversation between president obama and speaker boehner. wendell, is there any time left to get this done? >>reporter: well, folks think there is time for enough of a deal but stopped short of a fiscal cliff but some think that has...
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gaga, president obama, and the pope. what do they have in common? they are communicating with their followers in 140 characters or less. the pope has said his first -- sent his first tweet from pontifex. >> now it was time for something completely new, time for the pope to launch himself into a triple threat. the first week, all over the internet. the pope still prefers writing willnghand, so his wheatweets be taught for him. the thoughts will be his own. the debate on twitter is not always the most respectful kind. will the pope cope? >> there is a risk, but it is the risk of going into a public square. anyone can say anything. there is some shocking. millions of people want to listen respectfully, and we think twitter is a good way to do that. >> in the shower of st. peter's, the first reactions were good. >> most of my children are tweaking, -- tweeting, so they will really connect. they will realize he has been helped along the way, but those little snippets of information are coming to them directly from the holy father are wonderful. >> this p
gaga, president obama, and the pope. what do they have in common? they are communicating with their followers in 140 characters or less. the pope has said his first -- sent his first tweet from pontifex. >> now it was time for something completely new, time for the pope to launch himself into a triple threat. the first week, all over the internet. the pope still prefers writing willnghand, so his wheatweets be taught for him. the thoughts will be his own. the debate on twitter is not...